ALBANY — City police announced Monday they arrested six people and recovered six guns — including a shotgun they say was used in several recent armed robberies.

Jahaad Heath, 22, of Early Drive, Watervliet, and Aaron Jeffrey, 21, of Linden Avenue, Schenectady, were arrested about 1 a.m. Thursday after being stopped in a vehicle at Central Avenue and Henry Johnson Boulevard.

Police charged the pair for their alleged roles in three armed robberies at stores between November and January. Police also recovered a .410-gauge shotgun they say was used in the heists. The men took cash in the first two incidents but fled before getting any money for the most recent, on Wednesday, police said.

In other incidents:

About 5:45 p.m on Jan. 9, police seized a .22-caliber semiautomatic rifle and two fully loaded magazines inside 8 St. Joseph's Terrace, where they went for a report of a disturbance. Yessenia Vasquez, 24, of St. Joseph's Terrace, was charged with weapon possession and possession of drugs.

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On Jan. 8, detectives with the city police Community Response Unit recovered a .357-caliber handgun at 107 Lark St. as part of an ongoing investigation. Resident Willie Hartfield, 62, faces weapon possession and drug charges.

About 11 p.m. on Jan. 7, a city officer stopped a vehicle around Washington Avenue and Dove Street for a traffic violation and found .38-caliber handgun and a .357-caliber handgun. The .38-caliber handgun had been reported stolen in Rutland, Vt. Carsen Eckhardt, 24, of Rutland, was charged with possession of stolen property, weapon possession and unlawful possession of marijuana.

About 12:30 a.m. Jan. 6, police recovered a loaded .22-caliber handgun after they approached a large group outside the Port Tavern on South Pearl Street.

Willie Morris of Franklin Street ran away and discarded the weapon before he was arrested, police said. They said the handgun was reported stolen to the Miami Dade Police Department in September 2011. Morris was charged with weapon possession and possession of stolen property.